Produced by: | Produced by Laura Ziskin Productions and The Gerber Company Executive producers Laura Ziskin (Spider-Man, Pretty Woman), David Gerber (The Lost Battalion), P.K. Simonds (Party of Five, Beauty and The Beast) and co-executive producer Eric Kripke (Battle of the Sexes) |
Station: |
Warner Bros. Television Production Inc. |
Debut on US TV: | October 5, 2003 |
Filming | Filming is currently underway in Toronto, Canada and has been since July 2003 until December 2003 |
Lead Actors: |
Lucy Lawless (Kathleen Clayton - Tarzan's Aunt)
Travis Fimmel (John Clayton Jnr - Tarzan) |
Genre | Action Adventure |
Premise | Captured by his billionaire uncle, Richard Clayton (Mitch Pileggi, The X-Files), the CEO of powerful Greystoke Industries, Tarzan is returned, against his will, to his family's home in New York City. Within the Clayton family, Tarzan's return has unleashed rivalries that have festered for decades. His uncle Richard is bitterly estranged from his younger sister Kathleen Clayton the witty, sardonic and beautiful newspaper publisher who is Tarzan's aunt. While Richard believes that his desire to rehabilitate Tarzan and make him a real member of society is in Tarzan's own best interest, Kathleen believes that what Tarzan really needs is their help and support as he finds his own way in this strange new world. Now that their nephew has returned from the dead as Tarzan, Richard and Kathleen have squared off in a new battle. While they are both driven by love - for Tarzan and for the family - they also know that whoever controls Tarzan, controls Greystoke Industries as well. Resisting captivity, Tarzan escapes into the concrete jungle of New York City where he encounters the strong-willed NYPD detective Jane Porter (stage actress Sarah Wayne Callies). Jane's
perfectly ordered life is turned upside-down by her attraction to Tarzan and his dangerous yet profoundly untainted morality. |
Lucy's Role: | Character name: Kathlenn Clayton (could also be Kathleen Clayton) Lucy plays Tarzan's aunt who tries to help him. Her character is described as: "Kathleen Clayton the witty, sardonic and beautiful newspaper publisher who is Tarzan's aunt. While Richard believes that his desire to rehabilitate Tarzan and make him a real member of society is in Tarzan's own best interest, Kathleen believes that what Tarzan really needs is their help and support as he finds his own way in this strange new world. Now that their nephew has returned from the dead as Tarzan, Richard and Kathleen have squared off in a new battle. While they are both driven by love - for Tarzan and for the family - they also know that whoever controls Tarzan, controls Greystoke Industries as well. " |